Jim Davidson
- 71 years old
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings
The giggle map of the UK: in comedy, location matters
Ken Dodd, a Liverpudlian, famously tailored his jokes for regional audiences, but do today's entertainers still find their acts go down differently in Bath or Leeds, or Glasgow?
Robert Chalmers, The Observer, 4th May 2025Jim Davidson claims the "BBC want to erase me like Pol Pot"
Jim Davidson has claimed the "BBC want to erase me like Pol Pot" after the broadcaster refused to sell him the rights to shows he'd previously hosted.
Tom Midland and Kitty Lawton, Daily Mail, 4th May 2025Jim Davidson: 'Woke' is the best thing that has happened to me
The comedian and former king of prime-time TV on racism, Russell Brand and how the cancel culture that once ruined him became his salvation.
Mick Brown, The Telegraph, 20th April 2025The Cancellation Of Jim Davidson review
The comedian opens up about his trials and tribulations - and occasionally glittering career - in this intimate, even-handed profile.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th May 2024Jim Davidson jokes 'I'll be like Henry the VIII' if he marries for sixth time
Comic Jim Davidson has joked to pals he will be "like Henry the VIII" if he makes new love Natasha his sixth wife.
The TV star, 70, is smitten with the mum just a year after divorcing fifth wife Michelle.
Stephen Moyes, The Sun, 7th April 2024Jim Davidson to marry for a sixth time
Comic, 70, plans to wed Natasha, 47, following whirlwind romance - after finalising divorce from fifth wife Michelle Cotton.
Rebecca Davison, Daily Mail, 4th April 2024Jim Davidson, 70, 'starts a new chapter' with girlfriend 23 years his junior as he finalises divorce from his fifth wife
His love life has been as tumultuous as his career, having walked down the aisle an impressive five times. And now, controversial comedian Jim Davidson has 'started a new chapter' with a girlfriend called Natasha, who is 23 years his junior - after finalising his divorce from wife of 14 years, Michelle Cotton last year.
Jennifer Ruby, Daily Mail, 21st February 2024Ex-soldier wins Jim Davidson's comedy talent hunt
Former soldier Pat Smith has won the comedy talent hunt run by Jim Davidson. The 32-year-old took the Laughter Class crown at the Concorde Club in Eastleigh this week, and now gets to support Davidson on tour as part of his prize.
Chortle, 2nd November 2023Jim Davidson puts his historic country manor home on the market for £1.85million
The sale comes four months after announcing the end of his fifth marriage.
Daily Mail, 8th August 2023Laugh like you used to: review of Jim Davidson & co
The forces of globalisation and human flux were brushing up against this strange display of English resentment, and there appeared to be little fightback beyond a few knackered old jokes.
Clive Martin, The Fence, 7th August 2023